Perez Armando Reading 7 Rand Anthem Ayn Rands Anthem is written from the point of view of Equality 7 2521 a group of male street sweepers who discover a forgotten secret that could change their very way of life but ends up ridding them from the rest of society Equality 7 2521 has always been different and cursed by society because unlike all others society cannot keep its grasp and influence on them The rules and regulations of society dont allow others to think for themselves and become indivi
Ayn Rands book Anthem contains many different settings in which Equality 7 2521 lives works and writes in his journal They consist of the City the Tunnel and the Uncharted Forrest they each impact the meaning of the story by providing a background and a visual in which the life of Equality 7 2521 takes place The City is home to Equality and his brothers There are many houses in which they live such as the Home of the Street Sweepers The house holds one hundred beds with white sheets and blanket
When I was 3 years old I specifically remember a time when I had wandered about the kitchen looking for a snack to satisfy my sweet tooth My mom had just gone to the store the other day and I knew she had to have bought a new box of cookies I proceeded to the pantry and to my astonishment there was an unopened box of Oreos hiding on the bottom shelf As soon as I reached for them my mom slapped my arm Boy what are you doing she asked It turns out I wasnt so sly after all Consequently I was sent
Anthem tells the story of a world that is dystopian the opposite of utopian This story focuses on a person named Equality The world Equality was born into was one in which one person rules all and makes everyone act in a certain way From birth they are taught to think of themselves as collective as we not I Equality doesnt completely believe this though and his curiosity leads him to unlocking the Unspeakable word of the city Whenever a child is born in this dystopian world it is sent away from
In order to accept a life of obedience drudgery and fear the people of Equality 7 2521s society follow ideas of Collectivism Altruism and Conformity which eliminate the thought of opposition to the leaders also known as the World Council Collectivism creates a tie between man and a group of people comparable to Anthem Altruism creates a feeling opposite of individualism also similar to Anthem where the people do not have their own thoughts or even have the knowledge of whether they could ever c
A Tyrannical End In Anthem a novel by Ayn Rand a collectivist Society keeps its members subjugated by using force and constant indoctrination The hero of Anthem Equality struggles with the ideals of the collectivist society because his values are not in accord with them Ultimately Equality is able to free himself from the Tyrannical end by understanding the falseness of its metaphysical premise and realizing his own individualism At most the collectivist society is able to maintain power and co
I chose Ayn Rand as my 20th century American author One reason why I chose this author was because her name was the only name that came out to me out of all the authors in the list After reading all of the names her name was the only name that I had heard before and remembered Another reason why I chose Ayn Rand was because I remembered reading a book by her called the Anthem which I thought was a good book Since I remembered her name as well as her book I chose to pick her as my author The thr